A FINE TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION FIGURE OF A RECLINING LION
CIRCA 4TH- 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
A FINE TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION FIGURE OF A RECLINING LION CIRCA 4TH- 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Realistically modelled with detailed mane, ribs and muscular haunches, with ribbed suspension loop, mounted
3 in. (7.6 cm.); 1½ in. (3.6 cm.) high
Lot Essay
Cf. A. P. Kozloff (ed.), Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981, p. 65, no. 52, pl. XI for similar.